Commercial Secondary Cost Analyst

The Opportunity

• Commercial Secondary Cost Analyst at a growth-oriented energy company
• Frequent exposure to senior leaders while providing analysis of the company's forecasting and business planning initiatives.
• Opportunity to travel to refinery destinations across the US
• Wide array of growth opportunities within the organization
• Reporting to the Commercial Rail Director, you will be responsible for the analysis of commercial initiatives and the secondary costs associated with Rail, Marine & Trucking as well as some exposure to commercial rail scheduling.

Key activities include:

• Track 100% of Commercial product distribution cost & efficiency
• Monthly reporting updates to senior management
• Work with the Commercial teams to identify and improve efficiency
• Manage Demurrage claims
• Analyze and optimize product distribution
• Track the movement of manifest rail cars as needed to support the rail team
• Use third party rail sites to track unit trains and manifest cars from loading to offload
• Assist in the creation of origin/ destination shipping patterns in GeoMetrix as required by the business
• Use BNSF web tools, GeoMetrix and other rail related systems to determine accuracy of freight, demurrage and switching invoices and location of cars
• Work with Accounts Payable and the rail team to determine accuracy of vendor invoices and dispute inaccuracies as needed
• Create and maintain requisitions and purchase orders within SAP related to secondary costs
• Create reports from SAP such as GL and vendor cost reports as required by the management team.
• Ensure timely delivery of documentation and backup of costs associated with rail movements
• Interface extensively with the commercial group, other internal departments, counterparties, third party terminals, railroads, and other external entities
• Participate in daily/weekly operations planning meetings
• Identify and resolve the typical issues that arise to keep the fleet moving

Note: This description is intended to give you a general overview of the position. Additional responsibilities and opportunities may be identified based on current business needs.

Qualifications

To meet the basic qualifications for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.

Additional qualifications include:

• Relevant bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting, commercial or cost analysis required
• Strong analytical mindset required
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to see the "bigger picture", and what impacts certain actions could have on the day-to-day operation required
• Extensive familiarity with SAP and associated transaction codes related to POs and captured Vendor data required
• Strong customer service skills and comfortable communicating with vendors and customers required
• Have a strong working knowledge of reviewing vendor Invoices, tracking inventories, and dispute resolution required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint as these will be primary tools used daily in this role. An ability to use, dissect, and troubleshoot Excel formulas is required
• Keen attention to detail and critical reasoning is required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Timely internal and external communication is required
• A self-starter approach with ability to work with little or no supervision in an independent and collaborative team environment is required
• Comfortable working in an open trade floor or bullpen type of environment is preferred
• Report to Houston office with occasional travel is required

About Us

At Par Pacific, we own and operate market-leading energy and infrastructure businesses in logistically complex markets. We have built a team of oil and gas industry veterans and subject matter experts to lead our organization with an entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative, problem solving approach. We bring our diverse strengths and motivation to complex markets where we seek out diamonds in the rough. As a nimble, growing organization, we actively pursue new opportunities with corporate financing know-how, respond to local market demands, and adapt to changing external environments.

More Good Reasons to work for Par Pacific

Unique Culture

There is nothing ordinary about Par Pacific -- a niche player in the energy space. Andthere'scertainly nothing ordinary about Par Pacific people. We are driven, hardworking, entrepreneurial-minded professionals that love to win. If that describes you,you'llfit right in.

Location, Location, Location

Because Par Pacificoperates insome of the most beautiful places throughout the country, our employees get to make these places their home and enrich their lives. The office whereyou'llwork is in the CityCentre in Houston, Texas, located on the west side of Houston near I-10 and the Sam Houston Tollway.It's a vibrant area of the city with plenty of places for lunch or to wind down after work.

Opportunistic growth strategy

At Par Pacific, we look for operations with strong fundamentals and great employees who can move a business forward. Our management team has deep experience in the energy industry, as well as in leading mergers, acquisitions, and integrations of newly acquired companies.

Excellent compensation and benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a strong comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, a robust allotment of paid time off, a 401(k) with company match, retirement savings plans, educational reimbursement, and more.Full-time employees (and their families) are offered medical (with prescription coverage), dental, vision, voluntary critical illness, accident, life/AD&D insurance, Flexible Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program. Employees can purchase company stock at discounted prices through the Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Our Headquarters

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, owns,managesand maintains interests in energy and infrastructure businesses. We are a growing energy company focused on renewable and conventional fuels in the Western United States. Par Pacific also owns 46% of Laramie Energy, LLC, a natural gas production company with operations and assets concentrated in Western Colorado.Our common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the trading symbol "PARR".

Our Refineries and Logistics Operations

We own and operate refineries in Hawaii,Montana, Washington,and Wyoming, with total operating throughput capacity of over 219Mbpd. Par Pacific owns and operates one of the largest energy networks in Hawaii with 94,000 bpd of operating refining capacity, a logistics system supplying the major islands of the state and 90 retail locations. In the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies, Par Pacific owns and operates 124,000 bpd of combined refining capacity and related multimodal logistics systems.

Our Retail Operations

We own and operate 90 retail locations in Hawaii under the Hele and 76 brands and 33 retail locations in Washington and Idaho under the nomnom brand.

Par Pacific is an equal opportunity employer

Par Pacific prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.

Note: Par Pacific will not accept calls or unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. All candidates are required to apply through this web posting.